Publishers / Marvel / Fear (1970) / #12
12February 1973
$0.20

Fear #12

Marvel · February 1973 · on sale 1972-11-14

First appearance: Wallace CorleeFirst appearance: Mark JacksonDeath of Mark Jackson
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Identification plate

Series
Fear (Marvel, 1970 series)
Issue
#12
Publication date
February 1973
Key date
1973-02-00
On-sale date
1972-11-14
Indicia publisher
Magazine Management Co. Inc.
Price
$0.20
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Wallace Corlee - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Mark Jackson - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

Death on record for: Mark Jackson, Wallace Corlee.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Jim Starlin; inks: Herb Trimpe; letters: John CostanzaWallace Corlee First, Mark Jackson First, Man-Thing, Ted Sallis
1No Choice of Colors!comic story15script: Steve Gerber; pencils: Jim Starlin; inks: Rich Buckler; letters: John CostanzaEllen Brandt, Wallace Corlee First, Mark Jackson First, Man-Thing, Ted Sallis
2Awesome Announcements for You to Conjure with, Ponder Over – and Yawn at!in-house column1script: Stan Lee
3-letters page1script: Steve Gerber
4The Face of Horrorcomic story5script: Stan Lee; pencils: Russ Heath; inks: Russ Heath

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Book of the Dead #31994On eBay ›
Essential Man-Thing #1
ISBN 0-7851-2135-8		2006On eBay ›
Man-Thing Omnibus #[nn]
ISBN 978-0-7851-6463-0		2012On eBay ›
Man-Thing by Steve Gerber: The Complete Collection #1
ISBN 978-0-7851-9905-2		2015On eBay ›
Adventure into Fear Omnibus #[nn]
ISBN 9781302925123		2020On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: Man-Thing #1
ISBN 978-1-302-95547-2		2024On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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